Tag Archives: Deepak Malhotra

“I get out caught a lot”

Followers of our Twitter page would have seen us recently capture details of our active players with the most number of innings having never been dismissed leg before. (For those who hadn’t seen it Geoff Vinall tops that list with a current run of 51 innings from debut and never been lbw.) Read more

Awards 2022

With no cricket this weekend, time for a review of the end of League season event…

Despite a mixed bag of results, following the conclusion of the League season the players assembled at the Bob Willis Pavilion for the end of season awards. As always, in the event of anyone putting in stellar performances in the September friendly programme, some of those named below run the risk of having their trophies cruelly taken away, but here’s how the night panned out. Read more

3rd XI end 2022 with a win

Saturday 3rd September 2022
Surrey Championship Division 5 West
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI 239 for 5 (40 overs)
Weybridge Vandals 3rd XI 136 all out (36.4 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI won by 103 runs

Rock bottom hosted already promoted in a game where neither side could improve their League position; but Stoke’s 3rd XI ended a highly successful campaign with a big win. Read more

3rd XI Promoted!

Saturday 27th August 2022
Surrey Championship Division 5 West
Thames Ditton 90 all out (37 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI 91 for 1 (22.2 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI won by 9 wickets

A clinical performance at Parkside took the 3rd XI to what they thought would be one win away from a second successive promotion, but results elsewhere called for the champagne a week early. Read more

Perfect Day for the 3rd XI

Saturday 20th August 2022
Surrey Championship Division 5 West
East Molesey 179 for 6 (40 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI 182 for 5 (38.2 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI won by 5 wickets

The perfect day for the 3rd XI as they secured a win at Spelthorne, then news came through that second placed Egham, (34 all out without their ringer from last week), were trounced by Valley End. Win the last two, promotion will be secured. Read more

3rd XI Maintain Pressure on the Leaders

Saturday 6th August 2022
Surrey Championship Division 5 West
Staines & Laleham 127 for 9 (40 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI 128 for 4 (29.2 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI won by 6 wickets

An efficient ‘put in & chase’ mission accomplished for the 3rd XI who did as much as they could do for themselves to maintain pressure on those occupying the promotion places. Read more

Roddy Bowls Five as 3s beat League Leaders

Saturday 30th July 2022
Surrey Championship Division 5 West
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI 221 for 7 (40 overs)
Valley End 172 for 7 (40 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon won by 49 runs

Having disposed of Ashford so comprehensively last week Stoke’s 3rd XI kept their promotion hopes alive with a great win against table-topping Valley End. Read more

3rd XI beat Ashford

Saturday 23rd July 2022
Surrey Championship Division 5 West
Ashford 114 all out (35.4 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI 115 for 5 (34.4 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI won by 5 wickets

An efficient ‘win toss/bowl oppo out/knock off runs’ mission accomplished as the 3rd XI, boosted by returning players and an injection of a crop of their exciting academy players, recorded a good win against the side immediately above them in the table. Read more

3rd XI back to Winning Ways

Saturday 4th June 2022
Surrey Championship Division 5 West
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI 212 for 6 (40 overs)
Staines & Laleham 132 all out (32.4 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI won by 80 runs

Stoke’s 3rd XI were back to winning ways with a strong performance, results elsewhere causing a concertina effect at the top of the table and the pre-season objective is still on. Read more